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Tag: Cycling Around the World

  • What electronics we’re carrying on our ride

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    Tim Moss
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    This is an article for anyone who is planning a cycle tour and/or a geek. As you will either know or be able to tell by the end of this article, I very much enjoy expeditions and cycle tours in particular, I am fairly obsessed by kit and I was a reasonably nerdy teenager. As…

  • Berghaus Everyday Adventurers

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    We have a number of equipment sponsors for this trip (and sponsored insurance), one of whom is Berghaus. They’ve kindly given us waterproofs and other clothing for the trip. They have also featured us as “Everyday Adventurers” – a series in which they promote “ordinary people” doing interesting things. This was particularly fitting since I…

  • How much does it cost to cycle across Europe?

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    Laura Moss
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    We are often asked on this trip how much it costs to cycle around the world. Are we really rich? Is a company paying for us? How can we afford to leave our jobs and set off on what is essentially a glorified holiday for a whole year or more? We are only a few…

  • Quit job, cycle to Asia – Latest video

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    Tim Moss
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    You can watch our latest video here – a very short montage of clips from the ride so far from London to Istanbul. We’ve entered the film into a small competition run by the company that makes the software we use to compose the videos (it’s called Magisto). The prize for winning is a video…

  • The People You Meet When Cycling Around the World

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    Tim Moss
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    Roads around the world are, for the most part, pretty similar. Traffic lights and signage are quite consistent. Up-hills much the same and down-hills too. What does make for a nice variety and keep our days interesting is all of the people that we meet. The Orthodox monk who gave us bread and fish; cheery…

  • My favourite part of cycling across Europe? Lidl.

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    Laura Moss
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    It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog post. A few days ago, Tim and I said goodbye to a dear friend who has been a regular companion on this trip. After one final lunch together, we pedalled away towards the Turkish border, knowing it would be several months before we saw…

  • Autumn Photographs of Greece

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    Tim Moss
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      Below is a selection of Laura’s photographs from our cycle ride across northern Greece, through Edessa, Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis… [divide] Autumn welcomed us in the Greek mountains. Deserted beaches with showers made for wonderful campsites. My (Tım’s) brother Robın visited us in Thessaloniki. The city was filled with armed riot police ahead of a…

  • A Night with an Orthodox Monk

    A Night with an Orthodox Monk

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    Tim Moss
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    Let me this morning share with you a story about a monk, two ice creams and some fish. [divide] The evening was warm and the roads wide. A pregnant sun hung low in the sky. The morning’s mountain ascent – autumnal forests, bear warnings, vacant ski resorts – had been followed by an afternoon’s free…

  • Anatomy of a wet weather cyclist

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    Laura Moss
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    As winter descends on the northern hemisphere, regular cyclists begin the annual search for the perfect glove, overshoe or waterproof to help insulate them from the elements. Cycling in the wind and rain can be miserable, but the right gear can make all the difference. For this cycle trip, we drew on our years of…

  • Go Away and Leave Me Alone (or, Miserabilis Buggeritis)

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    Laura Moss
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    We were hit with some huge storms in the Balkans. In places with less-than-perfect roads, this meant pushing our bikes through deep puddles of mud. On one memorable occasion, I (Laura) lost my patience with picking my way carefully and instead stomped across a muddy patch, only to find myself ankle-deep in a swamp. After…

  • Video of Cycling Across the Balkans

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    Tim Moss
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    We’ve spent close to a month pedalling across the Balkans through Croatia, Montenegro and Albania, with brief forays into Bosnia & Herzegovina and Macedonia. It’s been a blast and we were sad to leave. Here is a short video from our time there: (You can watch it on YouTube here) [divide] Round-the-World Cycling Videos We…

  • Albania Photos

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    Tim Moss
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    Albania has probably been our favourite country so far. Lovely people, lovely scenery and very different from its neighbours and the rest of Europe. Below are a few photos from our cycle across the country. You can view the full set on Flickr. [divide]  Wheeling through a flooded dirt track Beautiful lake views in the…